Javea Grapevine Issue 181 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 111

Police catch
Sea-Urchin
poachers

December 1st until February 28th,
fishermen
have
to use traditional techniques and
are only allowed
to take two dozen
specimens.

The animals were
retruned to the sea
one at a time in
the hopes that they
would survive.

A few weeks ago
police caught two
divers who had
each
collected
around 300 urThe
harvesting chins.
season lasts from

Local restaurants
have been asked
to cooperate by
buying their sea
urchins from legal
sources. From: La
Marina Plaza

Xàbia’s
local
police
recently
launched a special surveillance to
keep a lookout for
the illegal fishing
of sea urchins
(Erizos del Mar /
bogmarins).

The fine for poaching is €600 Euros.

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